蔡文榮及另一人 對 黃騰開

蔡文榮及另一人 對 黃騰開

The court found the 4 July 2017 proposal was validly served by fax (receipt proved) and that the judgment obtained was overall more favourable to the plaintiffs; although the proposal lacked the exact mandatory wording of Order 22(5)(7) the court exercised its discretion under Order 22(2)(4) to vary the interim...

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Citation
[2018] HKDC 1083
Parties
Plaintiff: CHOI MAN WING(蔡文榮); Plaintiff: CHEUNG KWAN(張軍); Defendant: WONG TANG HOI ALICE(黃騰開)
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
3 September 2018
Case Number
DCCJ4825/2016
Procedural Posture
Civil Litigation (property/tort and Injunction) / Post Judgment Application to Vary Interim Costs Order (costs Hearing/application)
Outcome
Application granted in part; interim costs order varied and costs of the summons ordered on indemnity basis from specified date
Legal Topics
Part 22 Offers to Settle, Service of Documents (fax), Indemnity Vs Standard Costs, Court's Discretion Under Order 22, Rule 65 Service Methods
Source Language
ch
Civil Procedure Costs Injunctions Property/tort Part 22 Offers to Settle Service of Documents (fax) Indemnity Vs Standard Costs Court's Discretion Under Order 22 +1 more

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Parties

CHOI MAN WING(蔡文榮)

Plaintiff

CHEUNG KWAN(張軍)

Plaintiff

WONG TANG HOI ALICE(黃騰開)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Litigation (property/tort and Injunction) / Post Judgment Application to Vary Interim Costs Order (costs Hearing/application)

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiffs' 4 July 2017 pre-trial offer amounted to a Part 22 ancillary term offer with consequences for costs
  2. 2 Whether the offer was validly served by fax in compliance with service rules
  3. 3 Whether the judgment obtained was more favourable than the offer such that costs should be on indemnity basis from a specified date

Ratio Decidendi

The court found the 4 July 2017 proposal was validly served by fax (receipt proved) and that the judgment obtained was overall more favourable to the plaintiffs; although the proposal lacked the exact mandatory wording of Order 22(5)(7) the court exercised its discretion under Order 22(2)(4) to vary the interim costs order and awarded costs on an indemnity basis from 2 August 2017; the defendant's contention about an additional testing requirement was rejected because the injunction necessarily required verification of remedial work.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part; interim costs order varied and costs of the summons ordered on indemnity basis from specified date

Orders

  • The interim costs order is varied: costs of the action (including reserved costs and a senior counsel's certificate) are payable by the defendant to the plaintiffs, with costs from 2 August 2017 and thereafter to be assessed on an indemnity basis; if parties cannot agree costs the amount to be assessed by the Court.
  • The costs of the summons (including senior counsel's certificate) are to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiffs on an indemnity basis; if parties cannot agree the amount shall be assessed by the Court.